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The
David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail
| Vessel
Name: HENRY B. SMITH |
| Other
Names: none |
| Build Info:
1906, American Shipbuilding, Lorain, OH hull# 343 |
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| Type at
loss: propeller, wood, bulk freight |
Official
No: 203143 |
| Specs:
525x55x31, 6631g 5229n |
Date of Loss:
1913, Nov 10 |
Type of Loss: storm |
Lake: Superior |
| Accident
Place: north of Marquette, MI, exact loc. unknown |
| Last Updated
Dec, 2019 |
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| Cargo:
iron ore |
Loss of Life: 25 [all] |
| Detail:
She went missing in the "Big Storm" of 1913, probably simply overwhelmed by some of the largest waves of the century. Master: Capt. James Owen(d).Image from WIKI |
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Sources:
eas,mv,mpl, many others
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for Source Key
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